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Big Data Says Food Is Too Sweet
New research from the Monell Center analyzed nearly 400,000 food reviews posted by Amazon customers to gain real-world insight into the food choices that people make.
Clouds Dominate Uncertainties in Predicting Future Greenland Melt
New research led by climate scientists from the University of Bristol suggests that the representation of clouds in climate models is as, or more, important than the amount of greenhouse gas emissions when it comes to projecting future Greenland ice sheet melt.
Ancient Intervention Could Boost Dwindling Water Reserves in Coastal Peru
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, the people of Peru’s coastal region rely on surface water from the Andes for drinking water, industry, and animal and crop farming.
Humanitarians Turn Sights on Climate Risk
There’s growing momentum to factor climate change into humanitarian work, Anita Makri reports.
Columbia Researchers Provide New Evidence on the Reliability of Climate Modeling
For decades, scientists studying a key climate phenomenon have been grappling with contradictory data that have threated to undermine confidence in the reliability of climate models overall.


